"Francian" meaning in English

See Francian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Francia + -an. Etymology templates: {{af|en|Francia|-an}} Francia + -an Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} Francian
  1. Of or pertaining to Francia.
    Sense id: en-Francian-en-adj-bV0b2VkW
  2. Alternative spelling of Frankian (Franconian) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Frankian (extra: Franconian) Categories (topical): Demonyms
    Sense id: en-Francian-en-adj-y5VUQB5T Disambiguation of Demonyms: 2 36 3 23 36 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -an, English terms suffixed with -ian, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 41 2 13 41 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -an: 0 34 31 35 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 0 34 3 30 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 32 6 26 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 32 4 30 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Frankian
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

Etymology: From France + -ian. Etymology templates: {{af|en|France|-ian}} France + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} Francian
  1. Of or pertaining to Anatole France.
    Sense id: en-Francian-en-adj-luWe3G-b
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: Francians [plural]
Etymology: From Francia + -an. Etymology templates: {{af|en|Francia|-an}} Francia + -an Head templates: {{en-noun}} Francian (plural Francians)
  1. A native or inhabitant of the historical region of Francia. Categories (topical): Demonyms
    Sense id: en-Francian-en-noun-Kpt9PVZg Disambiguation of Demonyms: 2 36 3 23 36 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -an, English terms suffixed with -ian, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 41 2 13 41 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -an: 0 34 31 35 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 0 34 3 30 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 32 6 26 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 32 4 30 32
  2. Alternative spelling of Frankian (Franconian) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Frankian (extra: Franconian) Categories (topical): Demonyms
    Sense id: en-Francian-en-noun-y5VUQB5T Disambiguation of Demonyms: 2 36 3 23 36 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -an, English terms suffixed with -ian, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 41 2 13 41 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -an: 0 34 31 35 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 0 34 3 30 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 32 6 26 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 32 4 30 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Frankian
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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